Parker Who?

By Wade

From Reuters:

U.S. Representative Parker Griffith switched parties on Tuesday and became a Republican...

"I can no longer align myself with a party that continues to pursue legislation that is bad for our country," Griffith said in announcing his defection in his Alabama district.

While this isn't quite the reverse-Specter, it's still something that bears consideration given the possibility that the Dems could still bungle the whole thing. Any loss of party support from a bill that passed like kidney stones in the first place does not bode well. Before you freak out though, remember, it's still 257 Dems to 178 Republicans in the House.

If nothing else, I would say that the Democrats need to get health care enacted before election time so they at least have something to show for their time in power. It's smart politics on a few different levels now.